ABC Announces Summer Schedule: 'Battle of the Network Stars Revived, 'Still Star-Crossed' to Bow in May

ABC announced its summer slate of programming on Thursday with special events, new dramas, and revamps of classic game shows leading the way to one of the network's most ambitious summer lineups ever.

A Few of the Schedule's Highlights:

The buzziest news is that Still Star-Crossed, from Scandal and Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has a premiere date. The period drama bows on May 29 and picks up where the Shakespeare's story of Romeo and Juliet ends and chronicles the aftermath of the young lovers' deaths on the Montagues and Capulets. The series is based on the book Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub.

The thriller Somewhere Between stars Paula Patton (Warcraft) as a woman who has the unwavering premonition that her 8-year-old daughter is going to be murdered. While she doesn’t know who the murderer is, or why she’s killed, she knows exactly when it will happen, where, and begins a heroic struggle to keep her daughter safe.

Cat Deeley-hosted 'Big Star Little Star' another new summer series for USA, while 'Suits,' 'Shooter,' 'Queen of the South' and 'Playing House' are returning.

The Story of Diana is a four-hour primetime television event on the extraordinary life of Princess Diana. The documentary marks the 20th anniversary of her death and will feature interviews with those who knew her best and archival footage of the commoner-turned-princess.

Steve Harvey’s FUNDERDOME, comes from super-producer from Mark Burnett, and is a seed-funding competition that pits two budding entrepreneurs head-to-head for funding by the live studio audience.